Héctor Pesquera is a former

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of the

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and the

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. Pesquera served for 27 years in the

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(FBI) until his retirement in 2003. He then served as Coordinator for the

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at the

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from 2003 to 2008, and as Assistant Director of Safety Affairs of the

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from 2008 to 2012. In 2012, he was named chief of Puerto Rico's police. In an interview with NPR in early 2013, Pesquera stated that Puerto Rico needed more help from the United States in its war against criminals, stating the proverbial "out of sight, out of mind" as it related to how people on the mainland seemed to be out of touch with the issues on the Island. He resigned on November 30, 2013.

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